@blueringoctopus.bsky.social
Melburnian, prefer bush to the beach, when I trust my gut it’s pretty much always right!
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February 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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February 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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White racist literally threw a bomb at black people to kill them, apparently not a sufficient cause to have a moral panic, special envoy, national introspection, royal commission, terrorism declaration, new laws, 1,000 op-eds in The Australian. We're struggling to identify why that might be.
Device allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd designed to 'explode on impact', say police
A 31-year-old man is charged with making explosives in suspicious circumstances after a device was allegedly thrown into a crowd of hundreds of people attending an Invasion Day rally in central Perth ...
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 AM
White racist literally threw a bomb at black people to kill them, apparently not a sufficient cause to have a moral panic, special envoy, national introspection, royal commission, terrorism declaration, new laws, 1,000 op-eds in The Australian. We're struggling to identify why that might be.
If only all of our politicians were of this calibre
“Australia doesn't have a gas supply problem, we have a gas export problem, and more and more Australians are waking up to the scam that has been happening for the last two decades.”
- David Pocock, Senator for the ACT
#auspol
- David Pocock, Senator for the ACT
#auspol
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 AM
If only all of our politicians were of this calibre
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Bad guys with guns.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Bad guys with guns.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C
A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.
www.abc.net.au
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Duty of care?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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“Eddy was angry at how much his brigade was asked to do with so little resources.”
Maybe @albomp.bsky.social would like to explain to Eddy & all of us why there’s > $300 billion for AUKUS but volunteer firefighters put their lives at risk with insufficient resources!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Maybe @albomp.bsky.social would like to explain to Eddy & all of us why there’s > $300 billion for AUKUS but volunteer firefighters put their lives at risk with insufficient resources!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
As a bushfire raged around them, a volunteer brigade made a plan to survive
The volunteer brigade from Terip Terip went through "hell" and back, narrowly escaping death, while fighting to save their own community and those nearby.
www.abc.net.au
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“Eddy was angry at how much his brigade was asked to do with so little resources.”
Maybe @albomp.bsky.social would like to explain to Eddy & all of us why there’s > $300 billion for AUKUS but volunteer firefighters put their lives at risk with insufficient resources!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Maybe @albomp.bsky.social would like to explain to Eddy & all of us why there’s > $300 billion for AUKUS but volunteer firefighters put their lives at risk with insufficient resources!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Exactly! The decisions out politicians are making in many fronts are ridiculous!
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Exactly! The decisions out politicians are making in many fronts are ridiculous!
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A question for fearless journos out there to put to Australia's political leaders. Why do we have > $300 billion to attempt to buy submarines but not enough $ to pay more fire fighters & support staff & to buy more urgently needed firefighting equipment, so we have sufficient resources when needed?!
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A question for fearless journos out there to put to Australia's political leaders. Why do we have > $300 billion to attempt to buy submarines but not enough $ to pay more fire fighters & support staff & to buy more urgently needed firefighting equipment, so we have sufficient resources when needed?!
I've no doubt you'll be sharing an immense amount of knowledge, and also know that I'll find it just too depressing to listen too, sadly... I feel for all of them so..
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I've no doubt you'll be sharing an immense amount of knowledge, and also know that I'll find it just too depressing to listen too, sadly... I feel for all of them so..
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This is why you stay home in catastrophic bushfire conditions. They ended up detouring on back roads from Castlemaine to Bendigo and surrounded by fire. They’re lucky they survived. #VicFires
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This is why you stay home in catastrophic bushfire conditions. They ended up detouring on back roads from Castlemaine to Bendigo and surrounded by fire. They’re lucky they survived. #VicFires
We've got that wind here too in NE Melbourne, the sky is dark grey and the smell of smoke has now made it to us also. Bugger all though, compared to what people are experiencing up in the effected areas
January 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
We've got that wind here too in NE Melbourne, the sky is dark grey and the smell of smoke has now made it to us also. Bugger all though, compared to what people are experiencing up in the effected areas
Watching it now. Agreed! And I’m not yet through it all. Love Toni Collette
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Watching it now. Agreed! And I’m not yet through it all. Love Toni Collette
This! And Coles having a trolley for food donations outside the checkouts with a sign noting ‘please don’t steal from the foodshare trolley’ greedy, greedy, non caring big corporates. Fake corporate care
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This! And Coles having a trolley for food donations outside the checkouts with a sign noting ‘please don’t steal from the foodshare trolley’ greedy, greedy, non caring big corporates. Fake corporate care
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Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
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Scary stuff.
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal
From your grocery run to disability support plans: why Australia's failure to regulate AI is already harming real people, and what you can do about it right now.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Scary stuff.
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
Good tips on how to deal with it. . .
From Sue Barrett
When Your Groceries Become Surveillance: Why Every Australian Should Care About the Coles-Palantir Deal open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...
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“What is happening is growing inequality. Assistant Minister for Productivity Andrew Leigh says we are at most a generation away from the American-style inequality that created the grievance
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
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fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
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Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon’s backyard wedding
satpa.pe
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“What is happening is growing inequality. Assistant Minister for Productivity Andrew Leigh says we are at most a generation away from the American-style inequality that created the grievance
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
satpa.pe/8zvoFGI
fuelling Donald Trump’s ascendancy.”
satpa.pe/8zvoFGI
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If you don't fear for what awaits the world's children ... you haven't been paying attention.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Coral reefs at risk of mass dieback as global warming reaches tipping point
An international report from climate scientists suggests tipping points for coral reefs have been reached, putting them at risk of dieback.
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If you don't fear for what awaits the world's children ... you haven't been paying attention.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fun fact: Santos has paid $0 in corporate tax in the last 10y while selling $48bn of Australian gas.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
Santos buys gas domestically and sells it overseas, increasing the price of Australian gas in our own market.
Our govt must reserve gas for our domestic industries and homes.
We’ve moved to a new office on Elizabeth st, level 50, we had a peregrine cruise past our meeting room window the other day! Fabulous!
September 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
We’ve moved to a new office on Elizabeth st, level 50, we had a peregrine cruise past our meeting room window the other day! Fabulous!
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This is a good piece for a rainy afternoon, dissecting how deep is our interaction with US war plans in the Pacific johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
US integration of Pacific allies into war plans must be opposed
The United States is increasing its military footprint on Australia and Pacific and Pacific Rim countries as it prepares for war against China.
johnmenadue.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is a good piece for a rainy afternoon, dissecting how deep is our interaction with US war plans in the Pacific johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
Beautiful work! I love the colour also, so special for the wearer😊
August 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Beautiful work! I love the colour also, so special for the wearer😊
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Another $800 million to the US for AUKUS, bringing the total to $1.6 billion sent to the US this year.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Another $800 million to the US for AUKUS, bringing the total to $1.6 billion sent to the US this year.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
This money goes straight into the US military, no strings attached and no clawback.
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🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group "Advance" - The Klaxon
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
theklaxon.com.au
July 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
🚨Antisemitism boss Jillian Segal and her husband are the second biggest funders of far-right group "Advance". The extremist lobby group spreads online racism and xenophobia, including directly targeting Palestinians...
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd
theklaxon.com.au/hrgd